![]() What works best for you depends on when you want to fly, how much baggage you want to take, where you want to sit and when you want to check in. These instances prove the point that while sometimes budget airlines may be cheaper, traditional carriers will be a better option. The more traditional airline works out £74 cheaper, plus you save hours with a direct flight on the way back. ![]() The return flight is non-stop, taking just six hours and 40 minutes and the total price comes in at £596. Including a booking fee of £22.20, the total comes to £670.13.īy comparison, Air Canada will fly from Edinburgh on 30 May via Frankfurt in just under 12 hours. The best deal for those who want checked luggage is “WOW Comfy” going out for £348.23 and “WOW Plus” for the return flight on Friday 14 June for £299.70. If you want to fly from Edinburgh to Toronto on 30 May, WOW Air will go there via Reykjavik in almost 11 hours. However, established operator Virgin Atlantic departs London Heathrow on the same day for just £293 return in “Economy Light” or £393 with “Economy Classic” which includes 23kg of check-in baggage, choice of seat and food and drinks. If you upgrade to its “LowFare+” you get 20kg check-in luggage, seat reservation and onboard meals for £520. Norwegian Airlines offers three departures a day from London Gatwick to New York JFK on its 787 Dreamliners.Ī weekend break in New York from Thursday to the following Monday costs £420 return on its “LowFare” rate – no food, no check-in luggage, no seat reservation, just a cheap direct flight and 10kg hand luggage. Working out the best dealĭespite the marketing, “budget” is not always better. This rises to £476 on “Economy Plus”, which includes free seat choice and 23kg checked baggage – but you still pay for drinks and M&S food. The Pobeda option is still a lot cheaper than British Airways, which was offering “Economy Basic” flights on the same days for £436 return. As a result, it will be inevitable many will opt to pay more. If you want a 20kg check-in baggage allowance and seat selection, you need to upgrade to its “Plus” option, which lifts the return price to £268.Īnd here is the problem that anyone flying long haul on many of the budget flights faces – can you survive with just hand luggage for your holiday? Even with the most imaginative packing and reusing of the same clothes, a few days in Russia in winter would be difficult with a 10kg allowance. ![]() Pobeda is offering flights of just under three-and-a-half hours (at the time of writing) departing from Stansted on Saturday 29 December with a return on 4 January for £223.įor that you get hand baggage only and a pre-assigned seat. Spending New Year’s Eve surrounded by the historical landmarks of St Petersburg sounds like a good way to ring in 2019. Norwegian goes to New York, Florida and Bangkok, while Level flies long-haul to Boston, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Buenos Aires, Martinique, Montréal, Guadeloupe and Santiago de Chile – although mostly via Barcelona. Pobeda, an airline that already operates in Russia, offers just three UK departures from London Stansted – to Moscow, St Petersburg or Yekaterinburg, Russia’s fourth-largest city.Įurowings, meanwhile, boasts to be “low-cost, long-distance” but most of the 50 countries that it flies to are in Europe, although it does offer the US, Mauritius, Thailand, Cuba, Dominican Republic and Mexico – provided you are happy to fly via Düsseldorf. While the price may be attractive, the destinations can be limited. So is taking the cheaper option to fly a long distance worth the hassle? Or will the bill end up being the same – or, worse, exceed the traditional operators’? A more limited choice Checking in luggage is done at a price, getting something to eat on board will typically not be free and booking fees can also add to the cost. Aeroflot subsidiary Pobeda Airlines, WOW Air, which is owned by Icelandic, German operator Eurowings and Norwegian Airlines are among those that have emerged, promising to make your money travel further.īut with the promise of great savings come the catches.
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